Road rail



J. l'; REA

ROAD RAIL Jan. zo, 1931'.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 20, 1929 vPatenteec Jan.

Y which llnstrate the' peferre "embedl'me of .5 0 Figure, 2 'sjagvef JOHNISENRE@ 01#ASHNWAL;PNNSYWMHA; ASSIGNQmmm-Kim? com e 1 1MM 0F. IITTSBQFG; PWISYL-V eNIe-je-CQRBOMTION,DE NEWJERsEYff f j a 'consideration' of the "follewngildesc-I-'ptien invent-bn; 1

to lie against the web ofthe rails and is provided with a flange at its upper end for engaging the under side of the upper flanges 8 Y, haslugs-orpiojections,20 extending down# j `wardly from its loweredge, the said lugs beof the rail bodies. It might also be noted that the flange 15 is tapered olf somewhat at each end as indicated atp16 vin Figures 2 and.

ing spaced to register with the slots or apertures 21 formed-.in the lower flanges 7 ofthe rails near the :ends thereof.. vThe opposed edges of the lugs are preferablycut awa c or angled as indicated at 22 for reasons whic will appeary more clearly hereinafter. The

member` 19is further provided with an out#` l Y wardly projectingflange 23 which Vis inclined with respect Vto the horizontal. The third From `:inspection ofthe drawings, particularly Figures 3 and l5, it will be seen that the inember24 extends-through the apertures 18 in the flanges 17 'of themember 14 and is it- `self' provided with flanges 26 at its ends. f

the lowerflangeof" eac-h railfand servesto A stop member 27is securedto one endof limitthe movement of thejoinin'gdevice in therail in amanner to be pointed 'out hereinafter. Another stop, numbered 28,(see

Figs. ,1 and 5), is secured to the brace numbered ll-atrthe end of the rail` and ,serves to becoming disengaged'ffrom the rail with 'which it is associated. At theend of each rail which isnot associated with .one of the whenV the i Y of Figurel, is secured in position, this pro- Y cedure including the driving ofthe stakes," 13

joining devices, I have arrangedaguide member -29 for aiding in aligning the parts g rails arel beingnassembledlend vto end.

to be set up end to endy at the sidesofa road carried out yOne rail, .for

into the ground through Vthe/stake receiving sockets usually provided in stake straps suc as-'I have illustrated; at'12. The. rail is thenV rigidly secured to the stakes 13 by means :of the wedge members `30 which extend through; 2 suitable :apertures-in the stake straps and react between suchv strapsand the stakes 13.y

i With one rail so` positioned and the aligning or joiningdevice.associated therewith telescoped into'the end of the rail as indicatedf` inFigure 4,' anotherrail isV brought into yposi- K l vof the joint. prevent the joining or aligning device from f Vhenrails ofthe type herein disclosed are tion so; that its end is adjacent to the rail al- -ready fixed. The aligning device is now preferably moved outwardly untilitoccupies the position indicated in Figures 2, 3 and 5, that is, until half of it is housed within each of tlierails. At this point the member` or plate 24 which has'previously occupied its right-hand position is driven toward the left tothe position indicated in the Figures 2 and 3; This movement lof the member'24; causesy member 24 against the top ends-of the slots 18 provided in the flanges 17 of the member 14.v Asa result of the relative vertical displacement of the members 14and 19, the

flange 15 at the top of the member Mis forced against the lower side of the flanges 8 of the rails and the lugs of the member 19 move downwardlyinto and thru the aperturesv 21r Y `in the lower flan es 7.

' member ofthe securing device is -in the nature of a flat plate24 inwhich is provided the diagonally extending slot 25 adapted tot engage the fla-nge 23jof Athe member=19.

the rails such thatthe lower edgek of the plate 19 will .contact kwith the flangesl 7 before the rails `arek actually in abutting relation. Such a spacing is advantageous in view ofthe fact Vthat it facilitates the4 aligning and securing of the rails,particularly where thev rails, on account of the c ontour of the road bed, must extend somewhat upwardly from each side the lower edgeof "the member 19v should contact with theflanges 7 when the parts are in the tightened position in viewof the fact that with such a contact the joining device may serve much more effectively as a strengtlienp If the lower member V19 re-v acted againstthe flanges 7 solely thru the in Y clined surfaces 22 of the lugs20, such inclined surfaces would quickly become worn and dis figured and obviously could not serve as an Y adequate bearin or base fromv which to supn *port the upper anges ofthe rails. AThe joinexample, the right hand railV i ing member.

It isv also advantageous that ing device of the present invention, therefore, l

completely overcomesy lcertain, difliculties whichhave-been encountered heretofore `,in

tofore have frequently,causedloosening 'of railjoints and yeven disengagement thereof. 'i iThe arrangement of the parts of my aligning.h and joining device with the relativelyy `wide flange l5 adapted to bear on the flanges 8'of the rails andthe adequate bearing of the member'19'on the lower flanges "il of the rails .the joiningfdevicevvhen the latter is moved to,V ingmgan's 0 55the1et from theposition indicated in-Figure in 'fjugtapgg'ilo 'i Y eejfpies'ent invention vin certain" installationsfgmribti rail's I' braces'eiectivelygprevents any s preading` lof as vh ereinbefore described(` Y Where the vertical VWedging action betweenA theriianges oit" the rails is'` 'of' suohforce as to f rail-engagigpositior j v arequire additional rigidity. The additional ff 8 ,74In-onibination'withadjacent-noad ails" strength aordedby the angled orchannel'ed halvingi ngesattopiandgapertuedyfiange V`Y,"'25,engagin positions; w

" abutting relation including a member pron abutting relation including amember-provided with projections adapted to engage anl tion,` together yW'ithjstop means associated l `with oneof said rails and cooperating with having `flanges attop andapertured anges.'

aperture in the bottom ange ofeach rail-.

e V9.; In combination ,with adjacent road vrails at'fzbottom, means for drawing the-rails into vided with angled projections adapted to engage Aan apertureinthe bottom flange of each rail.

' 10. The combination ofc-'adjacent .roadlrailshaving Viianges-at top and bottom and analigning device therefor `including a Vmember Jadaptedto yengagethe top flanges, a

member adapted* to engage` the bottom Y flan es and means for urging said `'members to t eir flange engaging positions.

Y havinganges at'top and'bottoml andan j *,sociated4 with. the

and one member. o

11. The combinationof adjacent road rails v having flanges at top and bottom andan alignin Ldevice therefor including a member adapte to engage the ltopanges, amemlber adapted to-engage the bottomfflanges and Y i wedging means reactingbetween'said members-fora"urgingl the latter tol-theirilange 112. e combination'of adjacent road` rails aligning device including a pair of members adapted to, lengage, the top and bottom anges,.respectively, when displaced with re-` spect to each other anda third member asfp'air, said third member ment means for effecting the said displacement;- y A L,

13. v The combination of adjacent road rails having flanges at top:l and bottom andian: f aligning device including .a pairoffmembers fiov adapted f to engage the 'top and bottom anges,` respectively, when'vertically :dis-

placedvwith respect to eachother and a third member of-the pair being provided with .ver-

'tically' abutting surfaces, whereby the relative vertical displacement ofthe members of Y the j-p'airl may be controlled byf horizontal and ali movementV of thethird member. i, l

thepair being provided? with cooperating tongue and groove engage- .Signed my name. o j e l ing adjustable into yand'out of'securing posisaid securing means to preventy detachment vof the securing meanstherefrom.

fthe adjacent ends in position, said means be? l1.7. A roadrail havingy an aperture adjacent an end thereof, an `aligning and securing device at the oppositeend of the rail includf ing `a. member movable endwise into aligning relation vwith the apertured end of a similar adjacent rail, and another movable memv ment with the apertureofthe adjacent rail, 18. In combination with adjacent road rails, yan aligning device for the rails including apair of members adapted to be vertically displaced lviu'threspect to each other and react between upper and' lower portions of the rails.

aber reacting, upon movement, with said vlirst y mentioned member to forcel itinto engage-1r 19. vIn combination with adjacent road rails, opposed4 abutmentl means associated with upper and lower portions ofthe rails Q.

and Ianaligning device including a .pair of members adapted rto'be kvertically displaced r -f with respect to leach other and reacting be-l tween the 'opposed abutmentmeans. 1

20.VK In Vcombination with adjacent road rails, Y, opposed abutment` means associated withupperandhlovve'l portionsgof the rails Land an 'aligning `device including wedging -means reacting", m; .8J vertical direction between the opposed-abutment means.

21. Inl combination fwith v adjacent f road rails, opposed abutment meansjassociated with upper and lowerportionsl of the rails and an aligning device including apair of members adapted to be verticallyv displaced withrespect tol each other and react-ing be-l ioo tween the opposed abutment means, together with means associated with said device for In testimony whereoflplhhave hereunto 14- lA. I'Oad rail adaptedfto be--positioned edwith respect to another similar railinc uding an aligning device secured as againstdetachment toene end kthereof but movable into :and out of aligningposition. V

.f 15. In` combination, a ,pairof road rails positioned end to end and meansfor securing Positioned end t0, @Dd and @sans fer Securing retaining the ends of the rails in juxtaposiy tion".- f v l 

